Awards
Discover Primary Science and Maths.
The Discover Primary Science and Maths Programme (DPSM) is part of Science Foundation Ireland’s Education and Public Engagement Programme, which aims to increase interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) among students, teachers and members of the public.
Five Steps to the Discover Primary Science and Maths Award
The Plaque of STEM Excellence is awarded to schools that involve classes in some aspects of the steps outlined below.
SCIENCE
TECHNOLOGY (ICT)
ENGINEERING
MATHS
STEM SHOWCASE
In Knockskeagh National School, we have been very fortunate to be awarded with numerous Plaques of STEM Excellence over the years. The Plaques of STEM Excellence are a recognition given to schools that carry out extensive work in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). This is something that is very important to us in our school.
Step One: Science
Experiment One Strand: Living Things Class: 2nd Class Activity: Mini Beast HuntExperiment Two Strand: Energy and...
Step Two: Technology
IPads Our school uses iPads for two classes per week per class group from Junior Infants to 6th class! Each class uses...
Green Schools Award 2020
We were delighted to hear that we received our 6th Green Flag this year for our work in Global Citizenship: Litter and...
Engineers Week 2020
We marked 'Engineers Week' from Monday 2nd March to Friday 6th March this year. We are presently working towards the...
Knockskeagh General Election
We held our very own general election in February 2020 this year.Each 6th class member was assigned a candidate in the...
2nd Class Maths Activities
2nd Class recently engaged in the Maths strand of Data. They explored many types of graphs including pictograms and...